Once you have completed this course you will be able to:

• the purpose of POPIA;
• to whom POPIA applies and how it is enforced;
• personal and special information and how organisations should process information relating to children;
• rights of data subjects;
• who is accountable under POPIA;
• the data protection principles and the organisation’s responsibilities to ensure compliance with POPIA;
• the consequences of not complying with POPIA;
• the duties and responsibilities of the information officer and what must be considered when determining the appointment of the information officer;
• the powers and duties of the Information Regulator;
• the relevant foreign laws (such as the GDPR) and how to recognise the incidents when foreign law data protection principles are applicable to South African organisations; and
• POPIA’s requirements for cross-border transfers and direct marketing.

Who Should Register

• Key Individual
• Compliance Officer
• Representative
• Manager